The Contribution of Local Cuisine to Destination Attractiveness: An Analysis Involving Chinese Tourists' Heterogeneous Preferences

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 416-434

  Guan, Jingjing ^a   Jones, David L ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG GONGSHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese tourists; Destination attractiveness; Heterogeneous preferences; Local cuisine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926418085     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2014.889727     Document Type: Article

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